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Navy Football Team History


Navy Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
 Annapolis, MD
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Navy Blue & Gold
Coach: Richard Rick Forzano
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1879  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Richard Rick Forzano enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Navy.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. William & Mary  13   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Penn State  10   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Boston College  27   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Michigan  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Syracuse  14   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Air Force  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Duke  16   17   L    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Notre Dame  23   42   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Pittsburgh  28   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Georgia Tech  7   30   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Army  15   23   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed257
  Defense Average23.4
  Opponents Record62-47
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1972 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 3-7125188   Ollie Keller
Penn State 10-2358189Lost  0-14  Joe Paterno
Notre Dame 8-3289192Lost  6-40  Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State 8-3329230   Chuck Mills
West Virginia 8-4415289Lost  13-49  Bobby Bowden
Florida State 7-4287224   Larry Jones
Georgia Tech 7-4-1284226Won  31-30  Bill Fulcher
Northern Illinois 7-4198141   Jerry Ippoliti
Air Force 6-4303183   Ben Martin
Army 6-4160282   Tom Cahill
Houston 6-4-1325202   Bill Yeoman
Nevada 6-5276218   Jerry Scattine
Tulane 6-5212165   Bennie Ellender
Virginia Tech 6-4-1307253   Charlie Coffey
Ball State 5-4-1235180   Dave McClain
Miami 5-6214170   Fran Curci
Syracuse 5-6141229   Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Temple 5-4164176   Wayne Hardin
Boston College 4-7240258   Joseph Joe Yukica
Navy 4-7181257   Richard Rick Forzano
Southern Mississippi 3-7-1182231   P.W. Bear Underwood
Cincinnati 2-9138323   Ray Callahan
Marshall 2-893254   Jack Lengyel
Nevada Las Vegas 1-10149289   Bill Ireland
Pittsburgh 1-10193350   Carl A. DePasqua
James Madison 0-4-10140   Challace McMillin

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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